Fleischmann and DeJarlais Back GOP House Budget

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Path to Prosperity today, its 2014 budget resolution, the Chattanoogan reports. The budget will ensure an additional $1,500 in household income and create 500,000 jobs, its supporters say. Upon passage, Tennessee Congressmen Chuck Fleischmann and Scott DeJarlais released statements in support of the budget, with Fleischmann calling the budget “a step in the right direction."